A.T.Kearney Interview Process - Alumni Perspective (Sridhar Parameshwaran)
A brief background about yourself
I am a native Indian by descent and an engineer by background having done my bachelors and masters degrees in Industrial Engineering. I worked within the software industry for 5 years before deciding to undertake Business school (Kellogg) to focus more on general management, round out my entrepreneurial skills and in the short term get into management consulting. I joined A.T.Kearney after Kellogg as an Associate in the London office, worked there for 2.5 years and moved on to Oracle. I currently work as a Senior Director with Oracle in the UK.
Why did you choose management consulting?
A few core reasons for joining the management consulting profession from my side:
Intellectual Stimulation I like challenges being thrown at me and ones that are quite diverse and varied. The profession allows me to sample different customer problems, situations and industries with the primary objective of producing tangible and impactful recommendations for the client.
Work hard and play hard attitude work alongside a bunch of people who are collaborative and supportive not just at work but in general, but at the same time very intent on ensuring a first class outcome.
Stepping stone to future success management consulting fine-tunes your ability to have a structure and display logical thinking with any business problem a facet that proves immensely useful in any later profession.
Would you suggest any special attention/keywords for a consulting resume (CV)?
Your resume should focus on results. I would recommend a STAR (situation, task, action, result) framework for all bullet points that you include in your work and non-work accomplishments.
Extracurricular activities are an important way to demonstrate your interest and passions outside the work environment, and ultimately bringing out the all-roundedness in you.
Make sure its one page long and not more (unless you have more years of experience than the average candidate and want to explicitly identify particular experiences in great detail)
Regardless of your career & industry, you can exhibit the same parallel skills that are employed by managements consultants namely research and analytics, people leadership and project management, Client relationship management, Persuasion etc
How did you prepare for A.T. Kearney interview? (books, networking, etc)
I used the following resources at my disposal for rigorous preparation:
Case Interview Guides from my business school (Kellogg) as well as reviewing guides from other schools (Wharton, Duke, Harvard etc)
Adequate case preps with fellow colleagues and seniors at business school
Discussions with a few employees (informally) to gain first-hand view of the
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